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Extended Kiddush

Post Road Productions

A weekly podcast from the TST Office.

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S1:E29- What Are The Odds?

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2026/01/15

15 January 2026We’re back this week with special guest Stephen Greenstein and a look back at a phenomenally successful run of events, including Tu B’Shevat/Havdalah, a skating afternoon in Framingham, and Wednesday’s author event. We get down in the weeds about snakes vs. serpents and the word tanin in the Torah, Dan and Marissa have a miraculous story from Sunday’s Bruins game, Stephen tells us the shortest possible story of his life, and we reflect on surviving the great Verizon outage of 2026

00:43:23

S1:E28- 5-Star Rating

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2026/01/06

S1:E28- 5-Star Rating6 January 2026Happy New Year! We kick off 2026 with a back-to-work podcast that features quite a grab-bag of topics. We’ve got a review of vacation, a requiem for MTV, and some surprising information about what Moses’ name actually means. We also get excited for Marc Baker’s visit tomorrow, our book event next Wednesday, a first-of-its-kind Yeladim Tu B’Shevat/Havdalah combo this Saturday, and a whole lot of events coming up. Dan gets sad that there are not more Stranger Things

00:38:08

S1:E27- This Is A Fancy Podcast

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2025/12/23

23 December 2025This week, we finish up the year with a last-minute podcast before Marissa jets off to Florida. We review assorted holiday gift swaps, Marissa’s pilgrimage to Marblehead, and Dan’s proud Jewish moment at a Bruins game. We also review the Chanukah tarantella that was performed at services on Friday night, the hilarity of the staff Chanukah celebration, and admire the amazing photos from the Bring-Your-Own-Menorah situation. We finish up by taking a look back at some of our favorite

00:45:03

S1:E26- I Was Only Right This Week

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2025/12/15

S1:E26- I Was Only Right This Week15 Dec 2025Chanukah is here, and so are we for our penultimate podcast of 2025. We review a long list of recent events, Talia’s weekend trip to Aruba, and our successful world (or TST) record for indoor pizza that we set on December 5. We also get quizzed on a range of obscure Jewish traditions related to Chanukah candle-lighting, discuss the new teas at the coffee bar (and how do you pronounce “pekoe”?), and prepare for an almost-filled-up blood drive on Saturday

00:45:48

S1:E25- We Bought A Ladder

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2025/12/05

S1:E25- We Bought A Ladder5 December 2025We’ve got a full house today as Jenna and Renata join us for a just-before-Shabbat episode full of action. We recap Thanksgiving and review our musical highlights from the day, discover our cultural blindspots (i.e. who hasn’t seen Harry Potter, The Wizard of Oz, The Godfather, Toy Story, and The Sound of Music), and have polite disagreements about lip syncing. We also talk about TST’s recent purchases of a ladder (for The Lego Menorah) and a new office chair

00:57:53

S1:E24- A Small, Sour Thing

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2025/11/25

S1:E24- A Small, Sour Thing25 Nov 2025We had a great time today in our final episode before Thanksgiving. Talia and Marissa reflect on “Wicked: For Good”, Dan gets back in touch with Israeli music, and we recap a festive Friday and weekend here at TST. We also debut “Times We Were Wrong This Week” as a segment, do some deep learning about cranberries and the blessings we might say over them (spoiler alert: there are at least three options), and have an eye-opening chat with John Legg. We look ahead

00:44:59

S1:E23- All Sliced Up

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2025/11/20

S1:E2320 November 2025All Sliced UpLife comes at us fast- we blinked and 23 days went by without a podcast. We are back this week with a recap of a whole bunch of TST events, learn about Jacob and Esau, talk to John Legg about 3D printing, and go deep on Thanksgiving. Talia preps for Wicked For Good, Dan gets into some cranberry minutiae, and Marissa expands her footprint at home. We also celebrate the completion of the ELC outdoor classroom and community brick pathway, look at “Hineni” in the

00:43:54

S1:E22- 100 Is The New 50

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2025/10/28

28 October 2025S1:E22- 100 is the new 50 Fresh off the plane from Atlanta, Marissa is back from the Civil Rights Trip and is ready to update us on that amazing experience and her first time at Buc-ee’s. We catch up on pre-Thanksgiving activities, Dan’s acorn squash, and “Nobody Wants This”, Talia gives us the latest on the bricks for the community pathway, and we hear firsthand about Mussar from the newest Mussarnik. We learn about the secret plagues of Lech Lecha and King Melchitzedek, Dan prepares

00:49:34

S1:E21- We Have A Winner

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2025/10/16

15 October 2025As XK celebrates its 21st birthday (of sorts), we also celebrate the return of the live hostages, the end of the holidays of Tishrei here at TST, and, of course, the release of the new album from Taylor Swift. We actually crown a Yom Kippur champion (no spoilers here), review the excitement of October 5 with the food drive, Sukkah building and softball bbq, and get ready for even more events coming up. We also celebrate the 95th birthday of Marissa’s Nana, learn some new things from

00:47:41

S1:E20- Who Won Rosh Hashanah?

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2025/09/25

S1:E20- Who Won Rosh Hashanah?9.25.25While basking in the glory of a Rosh Hashanah well-celebrated, Dan, Marissa, and Talia are back with what can only be described as the Best. Pod. Ever. We review recent events like the Sept. 20 social night at TST, Dan’s day at Gillette with Talia’s husband, the Red Sox on the cusp of making the playoffs, and (finally) Jenna Brockman coming to temple. We also do a first-ever “Who Won Rosh Hashanah?” bracket featuring 16 holiday highlights going head-to-head (we

00:47:40

S1:E19- Shofar, So Good

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2025/09/09

S1:E19- Shofar, So Good9.9.25Some weeks we are too busy to podcast, and other weeks we are too busy to podcast but do it anyway- you can guess what kind of week this was! Today we welcome Marissa back to the pod and hear about her time away, and then launch into a review of a very busy week here at TST. The opening of the ELC, a pizza dinner for 200 people, Natick Days, the first Sunday of Hineni, and the Board Kallah all took place within just five days. We do some learning about the shofar,

00:54:55

S1:E18- The 614th Commandment

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2025/08/28

S1:E18- The 614th Commandment27.8.25After a three-week break, we are back, sadly without Marissa, but with an appearance by TST’s newest staff member Renata Feinstein! We cover a lot of ground about what we’ve all been up to, review the ongoing work in and around the building, learn about some lesser-known material from Shoftim, and talk about a very busy few weeks just right around the corner. Renata comes by and we talk about East Coast/West Coast living, Come From Away and country music,

00:51:18

S1:E17- Everything Is Forward

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2025/08/05

5 August 2025: Everything Is ForwardWell- Logan’s back from the Mountain Time Zone, Marissa is Red Sox TikTok famous, Dan saw back-to-back wins at Fenway, Talia encountered sea snails, John Legg throws shade at… fish, and Jenna preps for Renata’s arrival next week. We talk about the end of ELC camp, TST’s PMC riders, and building improvements, review some ridiculous Talmudic arguments, check in on the community brick pathway, and get ready for a work-from-home week on Aug. 18. Later on, we’ve got

00:56:44

S1:E16- Land-Based, Water-Adjacent

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2025/07/29

S1:E16- Land-Based, Water-Adjacent29 July 2025 It’s our first episode without Logan, but we make it up with both Jenna and Talia in the studio as we hear about weekend travels, High Holy Day registrations, Alison’s borscht recipe and a congregant gazpacho recipe taking the world by storm, and the putting together of the FY25 Annual Report. Dan celebrates his 23rd wedding anniversary at Fenway and in Gloucester, Talia makes friends on her Wayland lunch excursion, Marissa gets ready for Bravo Night at

00:52:32

S1:E15- I Don't Remember Sinai

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2025/07/22

22 July 2025Amidst a perfect stretch of summer weather, we make time to talk about kitchen demolition, Jenna’s camp trips, the excellent response to the High Holy Day registration email, and more! Dan endorses “KPop Demon Hunters”, we’ve got a rebellion in Nonantum, taco options in the Seaport, and the highs and lows of being a Red Sox fan, while learning about the magic of the number 42 in this week’s parasha, the Torah, and beyond. Logan gets ready to go to Montana, Marissa makes plans for

00:44:13

S1:E14- You Don't Get What You Don't Ask For

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2025/07/16

15 July 2025After a below-average morning in the building, we dig deep to save the day with the help of Talia Hirsh. We recap Rabbi Lisa’s first class, Shabbat at the Lake, the new issue of Chai-Lights, and the successful end of the Imagine The Possibilities campaign.We’ve also got the Red Sox on a heater, Marissa heading toFenway for a Red Sox-adjacent experience, Logan name-shaming Biblical Hebrew names, some Ring Camera shenanigans, and floods in the NY/NJ area. Dan talksabout the Daughters of

00:53:03

S1:E13- Second Time's The Charm

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2025/07/07

7.7.25After a one-week hiatus, we’re back this week and turn this podcast on its head as Marissa steps into the hosting chair. We jump off into a review of summer in the office, the start of camp in the ELC, a quiet Shabbat on July 4, and a bevy of staffing changes. Marissa participates in drill shaming, Dan plots to get down to the Oasis concert at MetLife Stadium, Logan gets jazzed about the Book of Judges, and given this week’s Torah portion, we have to talk about talking donkeys and other

00:59:12

S1:E12- Almond Joy

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2025/06/24

S1:E12- Almond Joy24 June 2025It’s 101 degrees today in MetroWest and John Legg isn’t here, but Jenna Friedman is and that’s all we needed for an epic show. We recap the ACE barbeque, the end of TST softball, the Monday board meeting, and our new vegetable beds, and hear about Kansas City burnt ends, a Brockman family dinner at The Chat, a yard sale in West Concord, and a U14 softball championship in Natick. A debate breaks out about the sandwich-or-not statuses of hot dog, hamburgers, falafel

00:58:14

S1:E11- We're Done With Pennies

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2025/06/18

S1:E11- We’re Done With Pennies18 June 2025Now that we’re 11 episodes in, it’s time to expand the XK universe, so this week we level up and welcome two new voices into the studio- Jenna Friedman and Talia Hirsh. We recap last Friday night’s service celebrating Susan DeSelms, a Sunday softball victory for Chai Heat 1, and Father’s Day activities, and begin to say goodbye to the amazing Marissa Kaye. We give Jenna her flowers for being an XK OG but Dan and her disagree about “Tenet”, Marissa’s secret

00:48:37

S1:E10- A Series Of Unfortunate Events

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2025/06/11

S1:E10- A Series of Unfortunate Events10 June 2025TL,DR; this is our best pod yet. We’ve got something for everyone today: a pizza Friday, softball and a mini Brandeis reunion on Sunday, a Jewish-adjacent snapping turtle laying eggs at our playground playdate, and, of course, the Annual Meeting. Dan is unimpressed with a seasonal flavor of Polar seltzer, Marissa gets pulled over and is getting stalked by fire alarms, and Logan pops a tire in Cambridge. Logan comes in hot with a secret segment which

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